"熊本" meaning in Japanese

See 熊本 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [kɯ̟ma̠mo̞to̞] Forms: 熊本 [canonical] (ruby: (くま), (もと)), Kumamoto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper noun|くまもと}} 熊(くま)本(もと) • (Kumamoto)
  1. Kumamoto (the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Cities in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan, Places in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
    Sense id: en-熊本-ja-name-Bw85UCJQ Categories (other): Kumamoto, Prefectural capitals of Japan, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 26 26 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 26 26 13 18 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 40 28 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 24 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 24 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 41 24 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 24 26
  2. Kumamoto (a prefecture in southwestern Kyushu, Japan) Categories (place): Places in Japan, Prefectures of Japan
    Sense id: en-熊本-ja-name-6rgnqopR Categories (other): Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 26 26 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 26 26 13 18 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 40 28 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 41 24 35
  3. a surname
    Sense id: en-熊本-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 26 26 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 26 26 13 18 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 40 28 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 41 24 35
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Download raw JSONL data for 熊本 meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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